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Area almost 378 thousand sq km & fits into Australia over 20 times.
- 6 areas, made up of 47 prefectures & 4 states, 95 cities & 6 ports
Islands in the Japanese archipelago - approximately 3900
Literacy rate - 99%
Population - 127 million people
National flower - Sakura~Cherry Blossom”
National exports - cars, rice, electrical goods
Capital - Tokyo Latitude of 35.4°N, (same as Tehran & about the same as Los Angeles (34.05°N) & Crete (35°N)
Weather - Summer is preceded by one month of very heavy rain therefore summer is humid & average annual snowfall at Niseko ski area in Hokkaidō more than 11m
World’s busiest station - Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station, servicing 740, 000 passengers a day
Female life expectancy - 84.5 years
Number of rāmen restaurants: more than 200, 000
Facts about Japan
Tokyo
Night view of Shinji Lake and Matsue city in Shimane prefecture
Stone garden of Kongobuji Temple on Koyasan
The Capital
The difference
Come & Explore
From Summer to spring.( 38℃ ~ -8℃ )
Meat, Bread, Vegetable…
From Jan to Dec. 5 years old to 17.
With family, Part-time job, Shopping, Coast…
Football, Cricket, Swimming, Tennis…
From Spring to winter.(31℃~- 1℃)
Rice, Fish, Vegetable…
From April to March. 5 years old to 18.
Club activities, Part-time job, Mountains, Shopping…
Soccer, Baseball, Basketball, Sumo…
SeasoSeasonn
FoodFood
SchoolSchool
HolidaHolidayy
SportsSports
Sushi Tempura
Sukiyaki (boiled meat & veggies)
Lunch BoxCurry with rice
Ra-men (noodle)
Okonomiyaki veggie pancake
Mt. Fuji (view from Heda on the Izu Peninsula) is approx 1,800 ft high & has mountain huts lining the ascent.
Japanese IconsNational flower is
“Sakura~Cherry Blossom”
National animal is “Kigi~
Two Geisha apprentice (Maiko) performing tea ceremony.
Festival 'shici-go-san' in Heian Shrine, Kyoto
Japanese girl hanging her New Year prophecy.
Colorful procession of Festival of Ages - 'Jidai Matsuri'
Festivals
Nagoya TV Tower and Oasis 21 in Central Nagoya.
Kobe Tower and and Maritime Museum in Meriken Park
Buildings
NewOld
Narrow streets of a fishing town
Ruins of Nakagusuku Castle on Okinawa
Osaka (second bigest city) YokohamaHiroshima
City vrs Country Farm house in the
Historic Village of Hokkaido.
Flower fields of Biei.
Open Air Hot Springs (rotenburo), beside mountain river
Wild monkeys on Miyajima.
Mountains or the Sea
Shimanami Sea Road between Shikoku and Honshu
Ukai - Cormorant Fishing in Arashiyama, Kyoto
Shosenkyo Valley near Kofu
Above the Ryuzu Falls in Nikko National Park
Nagoya Castle
Temple decoration on Mount Takao
A different culture
Live the difference - & know the difference will be in you
after your Japanese experience
JAPAN – a world of difference away